They have an air of angst, like things could go bad at any moment, but they all end happily. I wouldn't call it "fluff" per se, because of that feeling of tension and worry for the "what if" that lurks in how deep these stories actually are, but they are all very sweet. Actually, in retrospect, these stories are all incredibly well written. The depth and complexity of the underlying situations, bad home life, broken hearts, tortured pasts, lies told to cover vulnerability, are all so sweetly sugar coated that the average reader might just pass them by, never the wiser. Yet, when you look closer, there is a touch of darkness and sadness that threads all of these stories into a very rich tapestry. I can honestly say that I'm impressed.
They have an air of angst, like things could go bad at any moment, but they all end happily. I wouldn't call it "fluff" per se, because of that feeling of tension and worry for the "what if" that lurks in how deep these stories actually are, but they are all very sweet. Actually, in retrospect, these stories are all incredibly well written. The depth and complexity of the underlying situations, bad home life, broken hearts, tortured pasts, lies told to cover vulnerability, are all so sweetly sugar coated that the average reader might just pass them by, never the wiser. Yet, when you look closer, there is a touch of darkness and sadness that threads all of these stories into a very rich tapestry. I can honestly say that I'm impressed.